How to play base ball . urvesbetween, does more to throw batters off their guard and off theirbalance than any curve. The object of most successful pitchers isto make the batter hit a ball he does not want to hit. The slow ball is pitched by gripping the ball well back in thehand and giving it an extra lingering grip as it leaves the causes the ball to rotate rapidly, and the friction of the airagainst the ball impedes its flight. It is pitched with the samemotion as is a fast ball, and the batter, being ready for a fastball, is off his balance and usually hits a pop-up fly. To sum u
How to play base ball . urvesbetween, does more to throw batters off their guard and off theirbalance than any curve. The object of most successful pitchers isto make the batter hit a ball he does not want to hit. The slow ball is pitched by gripping the ball well back in thehand and giving it an extra lingering grip as it leaves the causes the ball to rotate rapidly, and the friction of the airagainst the ball impedes its flight. It is pitched with the samemotion as is a fast ball, and the batter, being ready for a fastball, is off his balance and usually hits a pop-up fly. To sum up, what is needed to make a successful pitcher isbrains, coolness, knowledge of human nature and some ability asa mechanical pitcher. Remember when you are feeling nervousthat the batter is probably yet more nervous. s^ MATTHEWSONS MOTION Matthewson, as he delivers the ball to the batter, moves hisright arm slowly upward, stretching it at full length above hishead, and at the same time bending backward from the hips. As. How to Play Base Ball. 55 he gets his arm into the proper position to send the ball to theplate he throws his body forward with it, and while there isnecessarily a little snap to rid the hand of the ball, the armmotion is so much embodied in the body motion that it is agreat saving in muscular exertion to the arm, and for that rea-son Matthewson should not lose his effectiveness within at leasttwo years of the ordinary time it takes a pitcher to pass throughall stages of his career in the national game. There are pitchers who use a modified body swing which aidsthem to some extent, but they have not acquired the ability to letbody and arm work in unison when the ball leaves the it some time and see how difficult it is to get the poise justright, control the ball perfectly and throw all the speed into theeffort that you desire. Some right hand and some left hand pitchers go so far in thebody movement that they throw all their weight on one foot andwhirl
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